14/09/2025
✨IMPORTANT NEWS✨
On Wednesday, the NDIA released the long awaited review into music and art therapy.
The review was led by experienced health economist Dr Stephen Duckett AM and shaped by input from more than 600 people in the disability community. This included people who access art and music therapy supports, as well as service providers.
The review found that ‘art and music therapies can be life changing for some people with disabilities’.
I would like to personally thank our small team, our families and wider community for the incredible support we have received over the last 10 months. To all of our families who submitted evidence to the review, to our parents who bravely spoke to journalists and interested community members, to our political leaders who championed our work, to the coordinators of support who came together through a call to action, to all of our allied health colleagues who have been diligently advocating for music therapy access - THANK YOU!
I fear this is not the end of our advocacy. The 20% price reduction will make many providers unviable around the country. For now, we are relieved to maintain our place in the NDIS and will continue to provide the highest equitable service to our participants.
This is a challenging time for all allied health providers, particularly those in regional and rural Australia.
In the NDIS space, every allied health profession plays a vital role — but true value comes from matching the right support to each participant’s needs and individual goals.
Many thanks again,
Alex
Director - Creative Therapies Tasmania
Read the full review 👇
https://dataresearch.ndis.gov.au/research-and-evaluation/decision-making-access-and-planning/independent-review-art-and-music-supports
